LGBTQ

• Pride gatherings grow, petition to designate corner of Whyte Avenue

  "There never needs to be any shame for being who you are. It's a beautiful thing," said one of Pride Corner's organizers, Erica Posteraro.

  Canada

  Jul 27
• Advocates say hockey player coming out as gay must lead to meaningful change in game

  Luke Prokop could become the first openly gay player in the NHL.

  Canada

  Jul 26
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• Pride flag crosswalk vandalized in Gananoque, Ont.

  Activists from Gananoque painted a Pride flag crosswalk on Friday, and just hours later it was vandalised. Community members are very disappointed.

  Canada

  Jul 26
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• Thousands join Pride parade in Hungary to protest against LGBTQ law

  The march came after a controversial law passed by Hungary’s parliament in June prohibited the display of content to minors that depicts homosexuality or gender change.

  World

  Jul 24
• Writers, bookstores in Hungary brace for ban on LGBTQ content

  The new prohibition took effect last week, but the government has not issued official guidance on how or to whom it will be applied and enforced.

  World

  Jul 16
• Politicians could’ve worked ‘better’ on conversion therapy ban, says 1st openly gay Tory MP

  Canada introduced a lifetime ban for gay men in 1992 and in 2013 changed it so blood would be accepted from a man who abstained from sex with another man for at least five years.

  Canada

  Jul 4
• Kingston, Ont. retirement home holds first-ever Pride parade

  Residents of Rosewood Retirement Residence held the home's first-ever pride parade.

  Canada

  Jun 30
• Senate delays bill banning conversion therapy to September

  An attempt to recall the Senate over the summer to deal with the bill failed late on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Jun 30
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• Coming out as trans in Alberta: ‘It’s hard at first… I was always hyper vigilant’

  Two trans Albertans share their coming out stories, how others can be good allies and what Pride means to them.

  Features

  Jun 24
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• Trudeau accuses Parliament of ‘toxicity’ as conversion therapy ban passes

  The conversion therapy ban passed the House in a 263-63 split, with only Conservative MPs along with former party member and Independent MP Derek Sloan voting against.

  Canada

  Jun 22